S K E T C H I N G - When skill turns into passion

Sketching isn't about drawing a likeness in a portrait or drawing things accurately, sketching is about being loose and bold and not worrying about making mistakes, letting your real feelings come out.

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A sketch showing the rare view of Charminar - Hyderabad

Sketching for me has always been a great medium to let my thoughts flow down

into my sketch book.

The advantage of sketching as against Photography is , you can add your imagination and abstractness into the entire scene.One can add people into the streets or reduce the complexity of building facade details etc.

Following are some of my personal favourites.Hope this could motivate others to be a part of my 'Sketchy world'

Sarkar Wada - Nasik

The arch in the fore ground sets as a frame for the entire sketch

Jama masjid - Champaner - Gujrat

I used a grey felt pen to sketch the initial strokes and then highlighted important elements with a black tone.This adds a depth to the sketch.

A Wada at Old city- Pune

Its the shadows and the Stone texture on the walls which adds a lot of depth to the sketch

A Chowk at Raipur street - Old city - Ahmedabad

A lot of quick strokes were used here as i was sitting on the pavement of the street and had people surrounding me.So finished the frame work and basic detailing on spot and added the colours and texture later.

A street at Jaisalmer - Rajasthan

The Foreground is kept lighter here to make the back ground look heavier.It took quite a long time to add details into the sketch.But it was worth it at the end.

Abhaneri Kund - Gujrat

It is still in my hit list of places to be visited.Its one of the best Kunds(stepped wells) i have ever seen.

This was sketched from a picture in my travel guide book.

My 1st PORTRAIT - A Rajasthani villager.

I am always into shooting portraits explaining the social life of people.So thought will try sketching one. Fortunately it came up pretty good.But yet to improve in this section.

Villa Kirana - Sayana - Malaysia

I used my Fountain pen to create bold strokes in this sketch.So couldnt use loose strokes as i do with a felt pen.Yet another style to learn.The source was from a magazine.

A view from office window.

A view from my office window which no longer exits as there is a 10 storey building comming up there.The technique used here is stippling.It took me only 4 days to finish this and its definitely one of my favourites.

Rani nu Hajiro - Manik Chowk - Ahmedabad

Loose and quick strokes have been used here to created a sense of water colour effect.This technique could be used for analytical sketches.

Hatheesingh Jain Temple - Old city - Ahmedabad

Jain temples are known for their intricate stone carved details.Hence this is when you have to be quite observant to pick up right set of details to add into your sketch.

Shah Aalam mosque - Geeta Mandir area - Ahmedabad

Its during this sketch, i realized that bold strokes have started becoming my personal style of sketching.And ofcourse the blue strokes behind add a lot of elegance for the sketch.

Mr.Finance minister

Its was time when i was bugged reading the photography magazine, an idea triggered into head to Sketch a portrait.Wanted to experiment the wrinkles and his Hair.

Dada Hari ni wow - Stepped well - Ahmedabad

This was a view looking up into the sky from below.This well have severall floors which open up as balconies forming the well.

Gandi Ashram - By Ar. Charles Correa - Ahmedabad

A collage of sketches explaining the architecture of the building.This technique could be used for Case studies.

The Frustrated Tree

Patience is one of the greatest factors which govern the sketching process.I was experimenting on sketching a tree with reference to a tutorial on net.but ended up loosing patience when i started doing the canopy part.And hence i named it as above.

Sarkej Rouza - Ahmedabad

This was sketched in summer when their was no water in the pond.Otherwise the reflection of the entire building is casted in the water.The strokes were quite bold here again along with dark patch of black to create depth.

Note:It depends upon how much time you have onspot and how fast you can sketch.If i am falling short of time then I usually shoot pictures in detail on site and get back and refer the pictures for sketching.But i would still prefer sketching on spot as one can understand the aspects of composition and perspective of the elements.

SO PICK UP YOUR SKETCH BOOK AND GET GOING